Tag Archives: PhD

Stacking

Posted on November 18, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Writing a PhD is stacking one little discovery on top of the other, slowly building it up towards a big story. And it must be said: that truly is a unique experience.

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Gathering a team

Posted on November 2, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the time of year at work dedicated to gathering the perfect team. We can promote our topics and research questions to the students of the first master’s year of the Biology master, and they have the opportunity to choose … Continue reading →

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The fruits of hard work

Posted on October 31, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I updated my ‘PhD-cv‘, the page on my blog where I collect all the fruits of the work I have been doing over the past few years. I changed the approach on that page a little bit, realising that the most … Continue reading →

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Learning

Posted on May 20, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

A PhD is a lot about learning. Although I am ‘really’ working for ‘real’ money; and I feel (and act) like a scientist, there is the ‘student’ part in PhD-student that should never be neglected. Although I am not truly a … Continue reading →

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Blossoms

Posted on May 19, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I arrived at that point in my PhD in which future project ideas grow wilder than the yellow buttercups in this meadow. As could be expected, finding the answers to my first set of questions brings lots of inspiration for … Continue reading →

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Closing chapters

Posted on April 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

When I finally read the output from our work in the newspapers, it feels like closing a chapter: we have told our story, and it reached the people that could care. With an article about each of our two recent papers … Continue reading →

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